Thoughts

Saturn Awards Predictions

I was just discussing this year’s Saturn Awards nominees with Day last night… without realising that the Saturn Awards ceremony is to be today – June 20. haha (Edit, June 21, 5PM: Blah. First I saw the date June 20 here and there, and now I see that the actual award ceremony is on July 26? And one article noted that the films – presumably the winners? – would be announced on June 20. I’m getting so confused…)

The Saturn Awards honour the “best in science fiction, fantasy and horror film and television” and this year’s will be held in June. I don’t normally take much notice of movie awards apart from the Oscars and sometimes the Visual Effects Society awards. But just for the fun of it, let’s look at the nominees in some categories and I’ll throw out my predictions and such, since I’ve actually seen quite a few of the major films on the list. And we’ll see what the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films says when they actually hold the ceremony later today in California.

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I’ll split my predictions into three types – the one I think is most likely to win, the one(s) that could win and that I wouldn’t mind winning, and the one I wish would win but isn’t likely to do so. (I won’t have all three for every category; it just depends on whether I have other options I prefer or not.)

I should probably note before anything else that my primary interest in the Saturn Awards is that Captain America has a bunch of nominations here. Otherwise, I normally don’t bother with the Saturns. haha

Best Science Fiction Film

The Adjustment Bureau

Captain America: The First Avenger

Limitless

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Super 8

X-Men: First Class

Hmm, I’ve seen all of these except for Limitless and Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Not bad.

Prediction: Rise of the Planet of the ApesCould live with: Super 8 or X-Men: First ClassWishful thinking: Captain America

Best Fantasy Film

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

Hugo

Immortals

Midnight in Paris

The Muppets

Thor

Prediction: Hugo

Best Action or Adventure Film

Fast Five

The Lincoln Lawyer

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

Red Tails

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

War Horse

Prediction: Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
I haven’t seen Fast Five, Lincoln Lawyer or Red Tails… but I think MI:GP is way better. (Ah, such a biased opinion. hahaha)

Best Actor

Antonio Banderas – The Skin I Live In

Dominic Cooper – The Devil’s Double

Tom Cruise – Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

Chris Evans – Captain America: The First Avenger

Ben Kingsley – Hugo

Michael Shannon – Take Shelter

Prediction: Tom CruiseWishful thinking: Chris Evans
(I’m guessing it’ll be Tom Cruise, but that’s a rather uninformed supposition since I haven’t seen The Skin I Live In, Devil’s Double, Hugo or Take Shelter.)

Best Supporting Actor

Ralph Fiennes – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

Harrison Ford – Cowboys & Aliens

Tom Hiddleston – Thor

Alan Rickman – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

Andy Serkis – Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Stanley Tucci – Captain America: The First Avenger

Prediction: Tom Hiddleston
I’m probably hugely biased here too. haha

(I’m skipping the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards because I haven’t seen any of the movies those actresses have been in excepting Paula Patton in MI:GP. I’ve seen Emma Watson in Harry Potter, but I haven’t seen Deathly Hallows yet. So, meh. *skips those categories* )

Best Director

J. J. Abrams – Super 8

Brad Bird – Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

Martin Scorsese – Hugo

Steven Spielberg – The Adventures of Tintin

Rupert Wyatt – Rise of the Planet of the Apes

David Yates – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

Prediction: Martin Scorsese or Brad BirdCould live with: J. J. Abrams

Best Writing

J. J. Abrams – Super 8

Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris

Mike Cahill and Brit Marling – Another Earth

Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver – Rise of the Planet of the Apes

John Logan – Hugo

Jeff Nichols – Take Shelter

Prediction: Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
… Assuming they follow the Oscar trends, that is. I should watch that movie; it sounds interesting.

Best Music

Michael Giacchino – Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

Michael Giacchino – Super 8

Howard Shore – Hugo

Alan Silvestri – Captain America: The First Avenger

John Williams – The Adventures of Tintin

John Williams – War Horse

Prediction: Michael Giacchino – Super 8Wishful thinking: Alan Silvestri – Captain America
Wow… I actually know most of these. The only score here that I haven’t heard is that of Hugo.

Prediction: Rise of the Planet of the ApesWishful thinking: Captain America
I really do think Captain America deserves some accolade for all the CG work that went into “skinny Steve.” But people seem to make more fuss over the mo-cap stuff in Rise of the Planet of the Apes…